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therefore Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to You. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For You, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have made a revelation to Your servant, saying, &#8216I will build you a house’ therefore Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to You. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For Thou, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, hast made a revelation to Thy servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore Thy servant has found courage to pray this prayer to Thee. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For You, O Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed in the hearing of Your slave, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore Your slave has found courage in his heart to pray this prayer to You. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For You, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house (royal dynasty).’ For that reason Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to You. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> since you, LORD of Armies, God of Israel, have revealed this to your servant when you said, “I will build a house for you.” Therefore, your servant has found the courage to pray this prayer to you. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> since You, LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, &#8220I will build a house for you.&#8221 Therefore, Your servant has found the courage to pray this prayer to You. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After all, you really are Israel's God, the LORD All-Powerful. You've told me that you will let my descendants be kings. That's why I have the courage to pray to you like this, even though I am only your servant. <a href="/erv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> For thou, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You, LORD of Armies, God of Israel, have revealed it especially to me, saying, 'I will build a house for you.' That is why I have found the courage to offer this prayer to you. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> LORD Almighty, God of Israel! I have the courage to pray this prayer to you, because you have revealed all this to me, your servant, and have told me that you will make my descendants kings. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> For you, LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, have revealed this to your servant, telling him, 'I will build a dynasty for you,' so that your servant has found fortitude to pray this prayer to you. <a href="/msb/2_samuel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ?I will build a house for you.? Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You. <a href="/net/2_samuel/7.htm">NET Bible</a> for you, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have told your servant, 'I will build you a dynastic house.' That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For you have revealed to your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to thee. <a href="/web/2_samuel/7.htm">World English Bible</a> For you, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for You, YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, have uncovered the ear of Your servant, saying, I build a house for you, therefore Your servant has found his heart to pray this prayer to You. <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For Thou, Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Thou hast uncovered the ear of Thy servant, saying, A house I build for thee, therefore hath Thy servant found his heart to pray unto Thee this prayer; <a href="/slt/2_samuel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For thou, Jehovah of armies, the God of Israel, thou didst open the ear of thy servant, saying, I will build to thee an house: for this thy servant found his heart to pray to thee this prayer.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Because thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, saying: I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to thee. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For you, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to the ear of your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Because of this, your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to you. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Because you, LORD of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, ‘I will build you a house,’ your servant now finds the courage to make this prayer before you. <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For you, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build you a house; therefore thy servant has purposed in his heart to pray this prayer before thee. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because you LORD JEHOVAH Almighty, God of Israel, have revealed to the ear of your Servant and you said7: ‘I shall build for you a house.’ because of this, your Servant thought in his heart to pray in your presence this prayer<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For Thou, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to Thy servant, saying: I will build thee a house; therefore hath Thy servant taken heart to pray this prayer unto Thee. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Almighty Lord God of Israel, thou hast uncovered the ear of thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore thy servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to thee. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/7-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=1950" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm">David's Prayer of Thanksgiving</a> …26so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You. 27<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: gā·lî·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">have revealed this</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ō·zen (N-fsc) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">to Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">when You said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: ’eḇ·neh- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">‘I will build</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ba·yiṯ (N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">a house</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">for you.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">has found</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">the courage</a> <a href="/hebrew/6419.htm" title="6419: lə·hiṯ·pal·lêl (Prep-l:: V-Hitpael-Inf) -- To intervene, interpose. A primitive root; to judge; by extension, to intercede, pray.">to offer</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: hat·tə·p̄il·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">prayer</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to You.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> 28And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-25.htm">1 Chronicles 17:25</a> For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You. <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. <a href="/exodus/33-12.htm">Exodus 33:12-17</a> Then Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My sight.’ / Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.” / And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” ... <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3-4</a> You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a> Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. <a href="/jeremiah/33-14.htm">Jeremiah 33:14-17</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. / In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. ... <a href="/acts/2-30.htm">Acts 2:30</a> But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a> regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, <a href="/hebrews/1-5.htm">Hebrews 1:5</a> For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”? <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a> This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: <a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">1 Kings 8:25-26</a> Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’ / And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David. <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11-12</a> The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a> Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Ezekiel 37:24-25</a> My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For you, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, I will build you an house: therefore has your servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.revealed [heb] opened the ear<a href="/ruth/4-4.htm">Ruth 4:4</a> And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.<a href="/1_samuel/9-15.htm">1 Samuel 9:15</a> Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,<a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Psalm 40:6</a> Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.I will<a href="/2_samuel/7-11.htm">2 Samuel 7:11</a> And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.found<a href="/1_chronicles/17-25.htm">1 Chronicles 17:25,26</a> For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee… <a href="/psalms/10-17.htm">Psalm 10:17</a> LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/7-8.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-26.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm">Build</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-14.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-1.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-25.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-30.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-11.htm">Head</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-21.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-26.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-26.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-26.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-6.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-11.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-17.htm">Revelation</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-26.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-20.htm">Uncovered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-15.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">Build</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-8.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-12.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-29.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-22.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-10.htm">Head</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-29.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-19.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-8.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-16.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-16.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-15.htm">Revelation</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-28.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-16.htm">Uncovered</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 7</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house</a> 4. <a href="/2_samuel/7-4.htm">After by the word of God forbids him</a> 12. <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">God promises him benefits and blessings in his seed</a> 18. <a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">David's prayer and thanksgiving</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel This phrase acknowledges God's supreme authority and His covenant relationship with Israel. "LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's command over the heavenly armies, highlighting His power and sovereignty. The title "God of Israel" underscores His special relationship with the nation of Israel, chosen as His people. This reflects the covenantal promises made to the patriarchs, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and is a reminder of God's faithfulness to His people throughout history.have revealed this to Your servant The term "revealed" indicates divine communication, often through prophecy or direct revelation. In the context of <a href="/2_samuel/7.htm">2 Samuel 7</a>, God reveals His covenant with David through the prophet Nathan. This revelation is significant as it establishes the Davidic Covenant, promising that David's lineage will endure forever. The use of "Your servant" reflects David's humility and submission to God's will, recognizing his role in God's divine plan.when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ The promise to "build a house" for David is a play on words, as David initially intended to build a physical temple for God. Instead, God promises to establish a "house" or dynasty for David. This covenantal promise is foundational for the messianic hope in Israel, as it foretells the coming of a future king from David's line, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The concept of a "house" also signifies stability, continuity, and divine blessing.Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You. David's response to God's promise is one of gratitude and boldness in prayer. The assurance of God's covenant gives David the confidence to approach God with his petitions. This reflects a deep trust in God's faithfulness and an understanding of the privilege of prayer. The courage to pray is rooted in the certainty of God's promises and His unchanging nature, encouraging believers to approach God with confidence and faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel, who desires to build a temple for God but is instead promised an everlasting dynasty. 2. <a href="/topical/l/lord_of_hosts.htm">LORD of Hosts</a> A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god_of_israel.htm">God of Israel</a> Acknowledges God’s covenant relationship with the nation of Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/n/nathan_the_prophet.htm">Nathan the Prophet</a> The prophet who delivers God’s message to David regarding the establishment of his house. 5. <a href="/topical/d/davidic_covenant.htm">Davidic Covenant</a> The divine promise that God makes to David, ensuring that his lineage will endure forever.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God’s Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a> God’s promises are sure and steadfast. He is the LORD of Hosts, commanding all creation and ensuring His plans come to fruition. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_prayer.htm">Courage in Prayer</a> David’s response to God’s promise is a model of boldness in prayer. Knowing God’s will gives us confidence to approach Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_revelation.htm">The Importance of God’s Revelation</a> God’s revelation to David through Nathan is a reminder of the importance of seeking and understanding God’s will in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_kingdom.htm">The Eternal Kingdom</a> The promise of an everlasting house points to the eternal kingdom established through Jesus Christ, a descendant of David. <a href="/topical/o/our_role_as_servants.htm">Our Role as Servants</a> David refers to himself as God’s servant, highlighting humility and submission to God’s will as key aspects of our relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 7</a> <a href="/q/why_is_judah's_judgment_unique.htm">(Amos 2:4-5) Why does God's judgment on Judah differ from judgments described in other prophetic books?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_god's_vineyard.htm">If Isaiah 27:2-3 depicts God personally tending a vineyard, why is there no archeological evidence or historical record of such a divine vineyard?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</a> <a href="/q/1_samuel_3_7_-_how_did_samuel_know_god.htm">1 Samuel 3:7 - How could a child with no prior knowledge of God accurately identify and respond to a supernatural voice?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) Therefore hath thy servant.--The ground of the believer's prayer must ever be the lovingkindness and promises of God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - Thou hast revealed to thy servant; Hebrew, thou hast uncovered the ear of thy servant. (see note on 1 Samuel 9:15). Hath thy servant found in his heart; Hebrew, hath found his heart. The word "heart" has a wide meaning in Hebrew, embracing both our intellectual and our moral powers. Here it simply means "courage," as in, <a href="/1_samuel/17-32.htm">1 Samuel 17:32</a>. The Revised Version puts this in the margin: "Therefore hath thy servant been bold to pray this prayer." <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/7-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction You, אַתָּה֩ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you O LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts, צְבָא֜וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc have revealed [this] גָּלִ֜יתָה (gā·lî·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal to Your servant עַבְדְּךָ֙ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant when You said, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘I will build אֶבְנֶה־ (’eḇ·neh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build a house for you.’ בַּ֖יִת (ba·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house Therefore עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Your servant עַבְדְּךָ֙ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant has found מָצָ֤א (mā·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present the courage לִבּ֔וֹ (lib·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre to offer לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל (lə·hiṯ·pal·lêl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6419.htm">Strong's 6419: </a> To judge, to intercede, pray this הַזֹּֽאת׃ (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, prayer הַתְּפִלָּ֖ה (hat·tə·p̄il·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> Intercession, supplication, a hymn to You. אֵלֶ֔יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-27.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 7:27 For you Yahweh of Armies the God (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/7-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/7-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>